Bans unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene foam in floating docks and floating platforms sold, offered for sale, or constructed in the state.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4974--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 17, 2023
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Introduced by Sens. WALCZYK, OBERACKER, WEBER -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
mental Conservation -- reported favorably from said committee and
committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
banning unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene foam in float-
ing docks and floating platforms
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended
2 by adding a new title 34 to read as follows:
3 TITLE 34
4 UNENCAPSULATED EXPANDED OR
5 EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM BAN
6 Section 27-3401. Definitions.
7 27-3403. Unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene foam
8 ban.
9 § 27-3401. Definitions.
10 For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the
11 following meanings:
12 1. "Expanded polystyrene foam" means expanded foam thermoplastics
13 utilizing a styrene monomer and processed by any number of techniques.
14 Such term shall not include rigid polystyrene.
15 2. "Extruded polystyrene foam" means polystyrene foam manufactured via
16 an extrusion process where plastic resin and other additives are
17 combined and extruded through a die, before cooling and expanding into
18 its final shape.
19 3. "Rigid polystyrene" means plastic made from rigid polystyrene resin
20 that has not been expanded, extruded, or foamed.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09008-03-3
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1 § 27-3403. Unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene foam ban.
2 1. Beginning January first, two thousand twenty-five, any person who
3 sells, offers to sell, or distributes a floating dock or floating plat-
4 form in this state shall ensure that any expanded polystyrene foam or
5 extruded polystyrene foam in such floating dock or floating platform is
6 fully encapsulated.
7 2. Beginning January first, two thousand twenty-five, any person who
8 constructs a floating dock or floating platform in this state shall
9 ensure that any expanded polystyrene foam or extruded polystyrene foam
10 in such floating dock or floating platform is fully encapsulated.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
